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Can we have a new Forum?......Consumer Affairs...???

Once again we find ourselves talking about a need for a way for us members to discuss internet retailers and exchange experiences.

Something like a combo reseller ratings\Pricewatch\Better Business Bureau for the members.

Is it possible for us to have a new forum to try this out on?
We don't intend for this to be a flame forum in any way and would gaurd against that stringently.
We thought two mods would be best and since we found out the hard way on the OT forum that an un-moderated forum for even a short time is a bad idea....mojo has volunteered to take on those duties while we elect another mod.

Could you run this idea by the decision makers and see what they think?

I understand your goals and I think we stand the best chance by starting out with one forum and developing that and see where it leads......possibly to a separate UK forum if it is popular enough and the forum goes well.

We need to get a foot in the door and get a place to talk about consumerism and build it from there.

The intent is to discuss Internet retailers and our experiences with them.

There are a lot of good and bad companies out there and it would be a place to help the members decide which companies have the best record and should get our business and which retailers are just out to make a buck at the expense of the innocent buyers.

We could discuss shipping charges...RMA's....who ships where etc.

Over in CPU's SkUrbol says he got a remarked chip.....we need to make sure nobody else does.

It wouldn't be a place to rate PRODUCTS....that's what the other forums do.
We have no place to rate business's that sell those products.
It could also serve as a place to pass on good deals that someone may run across.

There is considerable support for a Consumer Affairs Forum at HWC.....it would be nice if we could have that.

We can also sort out some form of customer loyalty with an online company for the forum as a whole.....DISCOUNT

we need two seperate forums UK SALES AND US SALES...

A place to tally up decent resellers online..
(WITH A FEW COMMENTS)

AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE SET UP SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SAY WHO ARE GOOD AND BAD TRADERS HOWEVER THIS NEEDS TO BE HEAVILY MONITORED AND WE NEED TO KNOW THE DETAILS AND REASONS BEHIND THE ARGUEMENT...(MOST IMPORTANT)

(off to work I go sob sob)

THANKS
STEVEN

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Are you familiar with http://www.resellerratings.com/ ? Most of the resellers are computer dealers (What a surprise on the Web, eh?) Not that duplication is a bad thing, and I suppose there is no such thing as too much info about those who want to separate us from our money...

Yes....we're very familiar with resellerratings as well as Pricewatch etc and see the new forum as a combination of the best traits of those sites on a more personal and real-time basis.

We could post and maybe have an answer within minutes by someone we know and trust to be telling us the truth.

also by possibly grouping together as a "buyers club" type thing we may be able to gain discounts or free shipping or maybe just a little better service from some of these companies.
It would be worth a try anyway.

Thanks

edited to say that I didn't see the company that sold the remarked chip to SkrUbol listed at resellers....and ...Jough read the post and was going to order one of the same chips so he was helped by that info from SkrUbol.